# Principal AI Platform Engineer - AI Center of Excellence

Hiring organization: [Mastercard](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/mastercard)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/a188036a-d9ec-4568-9f35-386bd040f204

Listed on Mastercard's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Principal
- Salary: 170000 – 337000 USD per year

## Summary

A senior infrastructure engineering role building AI platforms and systems to support Mastercard's machine learning and AI operations at enterprise scale. This suits someone with deep expertise in large-scale compute, storage, and networking who enjoys translating business needs into technical architecture and working across complex organizational boundaries.

_Our summary, not Mastercard's wording._

## Skills named

Cloud Infrastructure, Data Center Design, Generative AI, MLOps, Network Architecture

## Required

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electronics, or related engineering field
- Significant experience with large-scale infrastructure or platform engineering in complex enterprise environments
- Proven track record owning and delivering infrastructure roadmaps in on-premise or private cloud settings at scale
- Working knowledge of AI/ML concepts, data science workflows, and model lifecycle management
- Deep understanding of compute (CPU/GPU), high-performance storage, and networking technologies for AI platforms
- Experience running RFIs and RFPs, evaluating vendor proposals, and partnering with sourcing and finance teams
- Ability to navigate and influence within a matrixed organization
- Executive-level communication skills for presenting technical topics to senior leaders

## Nice to have

- Hands-on or architectural exposure to high-density, high-power AI infrastructure including cooling and power considerations
- Familiarity with Generative AI and Agentic AI architectures and their infrastructure requirements
- Product thinking skills balancing user needs, feasibility, cost, and platform evolution
- Experience challenging assumptions and defending design decisions with data

Apply on Mastercard's site: https://mastercard.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CorporateCareers/job/Arlington-Virginia/Principal-AI-Platform-Engineer---AI-Center-of-Excellence_R-282567